Our picks for the best hardware of 2017 survived a gauntlet of testing by the PCWorld staff, and excelled in design, performance, ease of use, and even bang for the buck. Best of all, they should still be a great buy in early 2018.

Peek into the future of the products we use every day, from thinking thermostats to self-driving cars. It'll all be at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and we've teased out the highlights worth watching for here.